I'm 6 weeks and 6 days post-op my rhinoplasty, was yawing (it was quite a big yawn) i heard a very little tick-like sound, is that weird or am i pretty much paranoid? (i'm just happy with my result, i don't want anything to change for the worse)
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Your experience is an example of why I don't tell my patients to tape their noses 3 months after rhinoplasty. The improvement you see after taping is very transient and will not impact the final result. After healing is complete, you probably will look like you do immediately after the...
The nose shoudl be fairly strong after rhinoplasty once it has healed. However, you take a nice shot to the nose in boxing and you can definitely break it again.
Thin skin is both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing in that it heals much faster than thick skin after the rhinoplasty procedure. The curse is that every little nuance and irregularity tends to show through thin skin, which can lead to a higher touchup rate with minor...